forbidding

forbidding /fə'bidiɳ/
  • tính từ
    • trông gớm guốc, hãm tài

Xem thêm: ban, banning, forbiddance, dour, grim, baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude



forbidding

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie; dour, grim
  • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening

    a baleful look

    forbidding thunderclouds

    his tone became menacing

    ominous rumblings of discontent

    sinister storm clouds

    a sinister smile

    his threatening behavior

    ugly black clouds

    the situation became ugly

    v.

  • command against; prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow

    I forbid you to call me late at night

    Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store

  • keep from happening or arising; make impossible; prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude

    My sense of tact forbids an honest answer

    Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: baleful ban banning dour forbiddance grim menacing minacious minatory ominous sinister threatening
forbids|forbad|forbade|forbidding|forbidden
syn.: ban bar deter disallow prevent prohibit taboo

ant.: allow permit